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Canton study finds expanding existing water plant to 8 MGD feasible but urges quick action
Summary
Consultants told Canton City Council a 2024 feasibility study shows the old treatment plant can be upgraded to about 8 million gallons per day (MGD), but peak demand could exceed the city's current 5.45 MGD permit as soon as 2027; options range from a $30–$36 million upgrade to a new greenfield plant estimated at roughly $120 million.
A consultant told the Canton City Council that increasing capacity at the city’s existing water treatment plant from 5.45 million gallons per day (MGD) to roughly 8 MGD is feasible, but the city must act quickly because peak demand is approaching the plant’s permitted limit.
Rob Vaccaro, senior project manager with Black & Veatch, said the firm’s feasibility study found the plant’s filters and several hydraulic elements are current bottlenecks and that the city could face permit violations if demand continues to rise. "We're projecting that the peak daily demand will exceed the permitted capacity in 2027," Vaccaro said.
The study outlined two principal options. A rehabilitation and upgrade of the existing plant — adding raw-water piping, a new…
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